Ian McFadyen

Ian McFadyen (born 8 July 1948) is an Australian television writer, actor, director and producer. He is best known as the creator and producer of the Australian television series The Comedy Company, which he also directed and wrote episodes for, and performed in, which ran from 16 February 1988 to 11 November 1990. One of McFadyen's most memorable characters on the show was "David Rabbitborough", a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough.[2]

Ian McFadyen
Born (1948-07-08) 8 July 1948
Occupations
  • Television actor
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Spouses
  • Jo McFadyen,
(divorced)
Websitehttp://members.ozemail.com.au/~imcfadyen

McFadyen hosted the Australian version of Cluedo, and was the creator of the Network Ten sketch comedy show The Wedge.[3] In 2009, he played a vampire in an advertisement for Australian lotteries.[4] He also wrote "The Bounty Hunter", episode 4 for the new Doctor Who spin-off TV series K-9. In 1983 he played the part of Detective Mears in the iconic Australian TV series Prisoner.

McFadyen is the author of the book Mind Wars: The Battle for Your Brain, published by Allen & Unwin.[5] He also co-wrote the satirical novel Going Out Backwards (2015) with Ross Fitzgerald.[6]

Filmography

Producer

Year Title Role
1985The Eleventh Hour(TV series) Producer
1988The Comedy Company(TV series) Producer
1989The Great TV Game Show(TV series) Executive Producer (16 episodes)
1990The Big Time(TV series) Producer (2 episodes)
1990Larger than Life(TV series) Producer
1990-92Let the Blood Run FreeExecutive Producer (26 episodes)
1992-93BinglesExecutive Producer (23 episodes)
1993-94Newlyweds(TV series) Executive Producer (52 episodes)
2002The Comedy Company: So Excellent (documentary)Producer
2006The WedgeCo-Executive Producer/Producer (26 episodes)
2010The Verge(TV series) Executive Producer

Actor/performer

Year Title Role
1982Snow: The Movie (TV movies)Ian
1984...And Where Lies The Justice? (TV movie)
1984Special Squad (TV series)Evans
1983-84Prisoner (TV series)2 roles
-Joe Timmons
-Det. Fred Mears
1985Glass Babies (TV movie)Dr. B. Bombar
1985One Summer Again (TV movie)Theodore Fink
1985The Eleventh Hour (TV series)Various
1986Malcolm (film)Model Shop Salesman
1988Boulevard of Broken Dreams (film)Hotel Clerk
1988A Cry in the Dark (also titled Evil Angels)Attorney General
1988The Bit PartCommercial Director
1988The Comedy Company (TV series)David Rabbitborough/Ian
1991All Together Now (TV series)Simon Carpenter
1996The Genie from Down Under (TV series)Lord "Bubbles" Uppington-Smythe
1998The Genie from Down Under 2 (TV series)Lord "Bubbles" Uppington-Smythe
2004Flushed (film short)The Narrator (voice)
2011DartworthDarren "The Spider" Twine
2018Bluey (TV series)Bob

Screenwriter

Year Title Role
1983Home (TV series)Writer - 4 episodes
1984The Keepers (TV series)
1984The Cleaning (short)Writer
1984Infinity Limited (TV series)Writer - 5 episodes
1985The Eleventh Hour (TV series)Writer
1988The Bit PartWriter
1988The Comedy Company (TV series)Writer
1992Bingles (TV series)Writer
1993The Feds: Terror (TV movie)Writer
1993-94The Newlyweds (TV series)Roles
-Writer- 34 episodes
-Additional Writer - 1 episode
-Creator - 1 episode
2001Wicked! (TV series)Writer
2002The Vector File (TV movie)Screenplay / Story
2006The Wedge (TV series)Writer - 26 episodes
2010The Verge (TV series)Writer
2011WAC! World Animal Championships (TV series)Writer

Director

Year Title Role
1980 Alive and Kicking (documentary short)Director
1988The Comedy Company (TV series)Director
2002Bingles (TV series)Director
2002The Comedy Company: So Excellent (TV movie documentary)Director
2010The Verge (TV series)Special Guest Director

Appearances

Year Title Role
1992Cluedo (TV series)Host (23 episodes)
2005-1020 to 1 (TV series documentary)Himself (5 episodes)
2015-17Stop Laughing... This is Serious (TV series documentaryHimself (4 episodes)

Production assistant

Year Title Role
1970Nothing Like ExperienceProduction Assistant

References

  1. McFadyen, Ian: "Fond memories of a lost frontier", The Age, 1 November 1983.
  2. Lallo, Michael: The Life of Mammals, The Age, 7 July 2008.
  3. Dale, David: Humiliation becomes family fun, The Sydney Morning Herald Entertainment Blog, 5 December 2005.
  4. Butler, Dianne: Ian McFadyen's new role as Dracula in Halloween lottery ads, The Courier Mail, 26 October 2009.
  5. Bestsellers from Melbourne, New Scientist, 13 January 2001.
  6. Atfield, Cameron (29 November 2015). "A professor and a comedian walk into an authoring partnership..." Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2016.


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